Comparative Assessment of Google Meet and Zoom as Real-Time ICT Advisory Tools for Poultry Farmers in Byazhin, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, FCT Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract The emergence of real-time video conferencing platforms as instruments of agricultural advisory delivery represents a significant development in the modernisation of extension service systems across sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria specifically. This literature review-based study undertakes a comparative assessment of Google Meet and Zoom as real-time Information and Communication Technology (ICT) advisory tools for poultry farmers in Byazhin, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria. Drawing upon a systematic review of thirty peer-reviewed studies and institutional reports published between 2010 and 2025, the study evaluates both platforms across five principal dimensions: accessibility, data efficiency, functionality, reliability, and user satisfaction. Findings reveal that Google Meet demonstrates superior contextual appropriateness for routine poultry advisory delivery in Byazhin owing to its browser-based accessibility, lower data consumption, stronger performance under variable network conditions, and higher baseline farmer satisfaction among ICT-novice users. Zoom, by contrast, offers a richer interactive feature set suited to technically complex advisory sessions requiring annotation, screen-sharing, and breakout room capabilities. The study concludes that an optimal advisory delivery strategy for poultry farming communities in Byazhin is complementary rather than exclusionary, anchoring routine advisory interactions on Google Meet while deploying Zoom strategically for specialised training events. Critically, platform choice alone is insufficient; institutional coherence, digital literacy training, gender-responsive access strategies, and reliable connectivity infrastructure are identified as indispensable enabling conditions for ICT-based advisory effectiveness.